Trois Puns

“One Two Three” because “Un Deux Trois” cat sank.

Because Une-Deux-Troi quatre cinq.

Her: Where is the 5th?

French guy: Cinq.

I didn't even know he was il

just wait until you meet Kim Jong Deux!

trois cat sank

edit: trois quatre cinq

edit: the cats are french

Heard this one on the radio during the Sunday Puzzle segment on NPR's Weekend America yesterday. A grandfatherly contestant on the program (named Gérard) asked this riddle of NYTimes puzzlemaster and Yale enigmatologist Will Shortz:

"Two cats are competing to see who would win in a race swimming across the English Channel. The cats' names are One-Two-Three Cat and Un-Deux-Trois Cat. Who won?"

Shortz was stumped. The contestant answered the riddle saying:

"The English cat, One-Two-Three Cat won because Un-Deux-Trois-Quatre-Cinq."

Kim Jong-Deux and Kim Jong-Trois

"Well not really, but a bit."

"well then!.. Do you know how to pronounce "three cats drown" in french?"

"Uhhh, le chat something-something?"

"nope! trois, quatre, cinq!"

"..."

He bursts out laughing as I poker face the rest of the trip home... sigh

"One Two Three" did cos "Un Deux Trois" cat sank.

Because Un Deux Trois cat sank!

The "One Two Three" cat made it, but the "Un Deux Trois" cat sank.

Two cats, One Two Three and Un Deux Trois have a race across the English Channel. Who won? One Two Three, because Un Deux Trois Quatre Cinq!

Told by my physics teacher, who is a dad himself.

PS: If you don't know French numbers

One is called "one two three", the other is called "un deux trois". Who won?

"One two three" won because "un deux trois" cat sank

The English cat braced herself, and said “One, two, three!”. The cat swam across. The French cat braced herself, and said “Un, deux, trois !” Cat sank.

One is called ‘one two three’ and the other is ‘in deux trois’. Which Cat won the race?

‘One two three’ because the ‘un deux trois’ cat sank.

One cat was named "One Two Three", the other cat was named "Un Deux Trois". Which cat won?

One Two Three, because Un Deux Trois cat sank.

Two Cats swimming the English Channel to France, one was called One Two Three and the other Un Deux Trois

which cat made it?

One Two Three because Un deux trois Cat Sank

They were named One Two Three, and Un Deux Trois.

England won; The Un Deux Trois Quatre Cinq.

Do you remember how to count to 10 in french?

Ok Good.

So there are two cats, an English cat and a French cat and they are trying to make it across a river.

The english cat is named "one,two,three" and the french cat is named "Un, duex, trois". Which cat makes it across the river?

... The English cat because the un duex trois quatre cinq

Kim Jong deux and Kim Jong trois